Pike Plaza - Target Store

How does Pike Plaza - Target Store compare with other retail store buildings in Seattle?

The latest disclosures cover 68 retail store buildings in Seattle, out of 3,871 buildings citywide. Pike Plaza - Target Store's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 73 across the 50 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 74.2 kBtu/ft² is about 62% above the average of 45.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 0.9 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 19% below the group average of 1.1 kgCO₂e/ft².

At 103,000 sq ft, it is about 46% above the average floor area of 70,593 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1991, 28 years later than the group's average year built (1963). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².

How has Pike Plaza - Target Store's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 11 Seattle disclosures for Pike Plaza - Target Store, covering report years 2015–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2015 to 53 in 2025 (-47 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 100. Site EUI moved from 21.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 74.2 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 245% increase. Reported emissions went from 36 tCO₂e to 85 tCO₂e over the same span (up 135%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Seattle, 69% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. Pike Plaza - Target Store's 74.2 kBtu/ft² across 103,000 sq ft works out to about 7.6 billion Btu (2,240 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 189.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,797,259 kWh of electricity and 9,945 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires Pike Plaza - Target Store to report its energy use?

Pike Plaza - Target Store reports under the Seattle Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SMC 22.920), the legal basis of Seattle's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record seattle:34348:2025). Seattle's Building Emissions Performance Standard (adopted 2023) applies to buildings over 20,000 sq ft: benchmarking verification is due 2027–2030 and initial emissions targets 2031–2035, reaching net zero by 2041–2050, with fines for non-compliance.